Extra smiles this Christmas for local family
Wade Paterson
STAFF REPORTER

Perhaps it was a late Christmas present or an early
New Year’s gift. Regardless, Denise LeMere is thrilled
about a late December offering that will make life, for
her and her son, a lot easier.
At 1 p.m. last Friday, a presentation was made by
President’s Choice Children’s Charity at Extra Foods in
Kelowna. The charity will help Denise purchase a van
that is better suited for her son, Taylor, who lives with
cerebral palsy.
“We have a wheelchair accessible van now, but he’s
grown so big that he doesn’t really fit in that one anymore,” said Denise.
She had already received $25,000 for the van from
the Giving in Action Society, a charitable organization
committed to helping families who have a relative with
a disability.
That, combined with the Children’s Charity donation, will be enough to help the LeMeres purchase an
adequate van for Taylor. Denise said she has her eye on
a 2011 Toyota Sienna, which she said was quoted to her
at $42,500.
According to Denise, the funding will help her
family “enormously.”
“The way it is now, it’s really hard to get him into
the van. He bangs the middle of his forehead; he’s too
tall.”
Various charitable organizations helped the LeMeres purchase their original van. As Taylor grew, the
LeMeres had to make alterations to the van, including
raising the roof and moving the lift from the side of the
van to the rear.
President’s Choice Children’s Charity also offered
financial assistance when those van upgrades were done
six years ago.
Denise expressed her gratitude for the financial assistance, explaining that as a single mother she “really
can’t afford things like that.” She is hopeful that the new
van will be sufficient for a very long time.
The LeMeres are eager to put the new van to use.
Denise said that she’s excited to show Taylor what Canada has to offer. “We can go to the Rockies; he’s never
been up there. We’re going to go do things like that
now.”
Taylor, who will turn15 this year, has lived through
his share of challenges, his mom noted. “He’s wheelchair bound; he can’t walk; he’s unable to talk; it’s difficult. He’s got a computer that helps him at school to
learn to read and write. He has lots of challenges, but
he’s a very happy guy.”
wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com

Psychic
astrologer
Heather Zais has some
comforting words for
those worried by the abundance of apocalyptic predictions about 2012.
“Don’t worry, the
world is not going to end,”
she said from her Bernard
Avenue office.
Zais has been offering
up prognostications based
on a mix of numerology and astrology—both
western and Chinese—for
the better part of four decades, claiming her annual
offerings have an 80 per
cent success rate.
Last year, for example,
the stars led her to believe
it would be a year of big
endings and, lo’ and behold, the world said goodbye to several oppressive
regimes and leaders.
Now we’re heading
into the Year of the Dragon, which offers a mixed
bag. “It brings good fortune,” said Zais, noting
that dragon years are suited to celebrations of pomp
and
circumstance—
something much deserved

on. The LeMeres will be able to purchase a new van, thanks to a donation from the President’s Choice Children’s
Charity, that is better suited to Taylor’s needs, who has cerebral palsy.

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With a big fluffy dog,
little boots littering the
hall and a kitchen that
doubles as a studio, oil
painter and pen-and-ink
artist Teri Blackwell’s life
conjures labels like: “idyllic,” “hectic” and “earthy.”
So when she was
asked if her painting—
done while her three children are at school—
would fit in an “erotic” art
show, she was admittedly
circumspect.
“I had never really
considered the work erotic. I’d barely even heard
of (the show), but then
the owner of Ex Nihilo winery approached me
and asked for my card,”
Blackwell said.
Now in its sixth year,
the Okanagan Erotic Art
Show has been hosted
by Jeff and Dacoa Harder, owners of Ex Nihilo
Vineyards, for the last two
years and will stay on the
property as it grows to include artists from all over
the world in 2012.
The couple are wellknown patrons of figurative art, the winery being
named for one of Frederick Hart’s Creation
Sculptures at the Washington National Cathedral.
Ex Nihilo, the work
of art—the term is a Latin phrase meaning out of
nothing—is a sculptural mural above a doorway
on the outside of the cathedral’s west wing which
features a series of nude
figures materializing from
a stormy abyss.
Ex Nihilo, the winery, has a somewhat more
humble genesis, though
it too has had the human

for the sixth annual Okanagan Erotic Arts Show being held at Ex Nihilo Winery.
JENNIFER SMITH/CAPITAL NEWS

form in the art on its walls
practically since inception and, since connecting
with the erotic art show,
has played a major role in
the event’s dramatic expansion.
With a consistent,
committed venue, the
show has grown from a
50-person point-of-interest endeavour to a 300ticket affair that both celebrates and plays with its

sexy subject matter, despite the conservative
underbelly of the surrounding community.
Eroticism and what
qualifies as erotic has
been both a sore point
and a source of inspiration for the show’s founders—Julia Trops, Angela
Hanson and Lauren Wilson—who came up with
the idea for the show after
watching people skirt

their life drawings, barely allowing themselves a
glance.
Posed as an erotic art show, paintings like
Blackwell’s nude or semiclad yoga practitioners
can sit alongside a simple
sketch of a woman’s foot
or a provocative vixen and
those who attend are not
too shy to look.
“For some, eroticism
is a fantasy…For others,

a life drawing is erotic.
And then some people
can’t handle a bum,” said
Trops.
Trops has had her ups
and downs with figurative work. She also founded the Livessence Society
for Figurative Artists and
Models, providing a way
for both groups to work
their craft in a safe and accessible manner.
She has seen the feedback to the members’
work run the gauntlet
from unfettered praise to
total condemnation and
knows the subject matter
can be a lightening rod for
controversy.
Though clearly influenced by the Renaissance
masters, her colourful
feminine forms have even
faced censorship when
one of her sketches was
mysterious turned to face
the wall by an unknown
passerby in the Rotary
Centre for the Arts, her
studio home for the last
decade.
Rather than hide from
the critics, she has used
these jabs to her advantage, letting upturned noses provide muse for a
show so popular artists
have been asking her to
expand its geographic
boundaries for some time.
Last year, they experimented with a North
American call to artists
and this year’s will be
global.
“We sold 20 per cent
of the show in 2011. It
was mostly to people
from out of town. Most
of it goes to Alberta or the

‘‘

WE SOLD 20 PER
CENT OF THE
SHOW IN 2011.
IT WAS MOSTLY
TO PEOPLE FROM
OUT OF TOWN.
MOST OF IT GOES
TO ALBERTA
OR THE LOWER
MAINLAND, BUT
TO SELL 20 PER
CENT IS REALLY
GOOD.
Julia Trops
erotic art exhibit
co-founder

Lower Mainland, but to
sell 20 per cent is really
good,” she said.
Trops compiles a catalogue of the event and
sends it to the National
Gallery of Canada so the
artists all have work indexed in Ottawa by the
time the show is complete.
It will be a coup for
a burgeoning artist like
Blackwell, should she
make the cut. Encouraged
by a grandmother who
gave her house paint to
add toenails and flip-flops
to rocks as a child, the
self-taught painter said
she’s found a very positive reaction to her desire to learn to paint the
human form and would
never have ventured into
the so-called erotic arts
were it not for this com-

munity.
Wanting to move beyond her fantasy-style
drawings, which look
like those one might find
illustrating Tolkien’s The
Hobbit, she figured if
she could learn to paint
people well, she could
pretty well paint anything.
It was her friends who
then suggested she move
into yogi meditations, sun
salutations and the like,
with yoga instructor Louise Stout even offering to
model.
So, as she waits to see
if her dance-like poses
meet the bar, she will explore every other opportunity she can get to show
her work—though she
now admits she likely always had a little of the
erotic spirit within.
“My husband and I
were best friends when
we were kids and we always drew together. He
would show me his work
and I would show him
mine…See, that’s erotic, right?” she joked. “He
would show me his. I
would show him mine?”
The call for artists
submissions to the Okanagan Erotic Arts Show
can be found at www.okanaganeroticartshow.com.
It costs $10 to apply
to the jury as Trops wants
to keep costs down for the
artists; the deadline is Feb.
28 with selection midMarch.
Blackwell’s art can
be found at www.tlblackwell.com.
jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Okanagan orchardists will be looking for a new leader
Judie Steeves
STAFF REPORTER

Orchardists will elect a new
president at this month’s 123rd annual convention in Kelowna.
Joe Sardinha has served as
president for the past seven years, and
was on the executive of the B.C. Fruit
Growers’ Association for four years
prior to that.
Vice-president Fred Steele and
Kirpal Boparai, both of Kelowna,
have been nominated for the position,
but nominations could be opened from
the floor as well.
Water will be the theme for this
year’s event, which will be held at the
Coast Capri Hotel

Keynote speaker will be UBCO
assistant professor in anthropology
John Wagner, talking about the Columbia River Treaty.
The annual general meeting will
consist of a Thursday afternoon business session, followed by a Friday
morning policy session, Jan. 26 and
27.
However, there will be a reception
Thursday evening, 6 to 8 p.m., at the
Laurel Packinghouse on Ellis Street,
where the B.C. Orchard Industry and
the Wine Museums are located.
Thursday’s agenda includes the
financial statements, budget, reports
from industry organizations, discussions about the environment and
water and project updates It will run

from 1 to 5 p.m.
Friday will feature the annual election of officers, including selection of
a new president.
Amarjit Lalli, who was elected to
the board last year, has been nominated for vice-president, along with Jeet
Dukhia, who is not currently a member of the board.
Members will also consider such
issues as labour, financial programs
and member services at the Friday
morning session which runs from 8
a.m. to noon.
Federal agriculture minister Gerry
Ritz will not be attending this year, but
Sardinha said he’s hopeful that provincial minister Don McRae will be able
to attend and will speak to orchardists

Friday morning.
With even fewer growers on the
membership roster than a year ago,
BCFGA general manager Glen Lucas
said he’s not expecting a large turnout.
However, those who do attend
likely will be feeling frustrated by the
past three years of low returns and the
lack of government support for agriculture in general.
“Something needs to change,”
commented Lucas, adding, “and government needs to take on some of that
role.
“Without government there as a
meaningful partner, there’s a sense of
real uncertainty, which isn’t good for
business,” he said.
“Time is of the essence We need

to know where we stand,” he said.
Resolutions growers have drafted
to be discussed at this year’s meeting
include one calling on government to
re-instate the orchard replant or grafting program which provided some assistance for orchard renewal.
Growers are also concerned about
the possible impact of any introduction of genetically-modified organisms to the industry and one resolution
calls on regional districts to declare
this area a genetically-engineered-free
zone.
A resolution to support an agriculture water reserve has also been proposed, along with an increase in the
province’s agriculture budget.
jsteeves@kelownacapnews com

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Capital News

NEWS

Women driver leads
cops on wild car chase
Two seemingly drunk Kelowna
women took a cue from a Hollywood
action flick, allegedly leading cops on
a rock ’em, sock ’em chase through the
city Thursday night.
The unusual car chase started just
after 9:20 p.m., when police responded
to a complaint of an erratic driver behind
the wheel of a red Saturn, heading southbound around the 3700 block of Highway 97.
“The caller advised that the car rear
ended his vehicle at Enterprise and Harvey, and then took off and was driving all
over the road,” said Sgt. Ann Morrison.
“Police located the suspect vehicle
crossing Highway 97 heading southbound onto McCurdy Road and followed it for a short distance. The officer, observed the vehicle traveling on the
wrong side of the road, crossing the center line, accelerating and then slowing
down.”
At the intersection of Leathead
and Rutland Road, the suspect vehicle
stopped for a red light.
“Three police officers driving unmarked police SUVs positioned their
vehicles in front of and around the suspect and activated the emergency lights,
using a tactic aimed at preventing a
vehicle from traveling any further,” said
Morrison.
An officer got out of his vehicle and
went to the driver’s side of the suspect
vehicle ordering the woman behind the
wheel to exit her car.
“The suspect vehicle then pro-

ceeded to flee the intersection accelerating, squealing and spinning the tires,
and rammed through the positioned police vehicles striking two of them and
narrowly missing one of the officers,”
said Morrison.
Police pursued the Saturn south on
Rutland Road with emergency equipment activated, turning into a parking lot
at Rutland Road and Highway 33. Once
there, three police cars blocked the car.
“The female driver and her adult female passenger were removed from the
vehicle and arrested,” said Morrison.
“Both suffered abrasions in the incident. Due to symptoms of intoxication, a
breath demand was made. A subsequent
blood demand was made and acted upon
when the female showed signs of distress (including a seizure) and was transported to hospital for monitoring.” She
remained in hospital Friday morning.
The driver is 26 years old, from Kelowna, and faces charges of dangerous
driving, impaired driving and flight from
police.
The female passenger, a 24-year-old
friend, also from Kelowna, is not facing
charges.
The vehicle involved is a 2006 Saturn Ion, red in colour, registered to the
female driver. It sustained considerable
damage.
Three police vehicles sustained varying degrees of damage. One is not drivable. No officers were injured.
Police continue to investigate. No
charges have been laid yet.

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t’s that time of year
again. The overeating
I did over Christmas
and the shameful consumerism I exhibited on Boxing Day are fading out of
my memory, making New
Amber Year’s resolutions actually
Krogel seem feasible.
The idea that a change
of date can allow us to better ourselves in ways we
previously couldn’t, seems nonsensical.
Yet many of us rigorously scribble down the things
we want to change, in the hope that our illogical reasoning could turn out to be right.
Equally strange is the reality that most of us know
our willpower begins to fade around two weeks into
January, and yet we still write down our resolutions
with our utmost effort and sincerity. Why is it that our
earnest desires to change have such little effect?
Maybe it’s because
when we tell ourselves
not to do something, we
are still focusing on that
particular thing.
If your New Year’s
I OFTEN FIND
resolution is to spend
IT DIFFICULT TO
less time on Facebook,
RESIST SPENDING
the more you think about
EXCESS TIME ON
your resolution, the more
you will think about FaTHE COMPUTER
cebook.
OR MY PHONE…
I often find it difficult
to resist spending excess
time on the computer or my
phone, but simply thinking about avoiding these things
actually makes doing so extremely difficult.
However, if I consider the fact that instead of aimlessly browsing photos of people I don’t know, I could
be making artwork to put up in my bedroom, the idea of
leaving the computer actually seems appealing.
So rather than focusing on a negative “don’t-dothis,” fixate your attention on the positive things that
will replace the habit you wish to avoid.
If focusing on avoiding bad habits actually incites
you to do them, shouldn’t this be even truer when it
comes to good habits you want to start? Not necessarily.
When you focus on the positive side of avoiding
something, these positive things are immediately within reach.
Having more free time is the instant effect of not going on Facebook. But when you’re trying to start a new
habit, the positive outcome isn’t always right there.
A resolution to exercise more won’t have you seeing or feeling noticeable changes in your fitness for six
to eight weeks—enough time for your willpower to be
weakened by the lack of results.
If your resolution is to start doing something, look
for ways that it can be instantly rewarding. Every time
my schedule involves me exercising, I go through a
long process of convincing myself why I should be doing it.
When I come home from running outside, I can’t
observe a dramatic improvement in my health—this
takes time.
But what I can enjoy right away is being outside in
the fresh air, shamelessly drinking from my neighbour’s
sprinklers, and knowing that I am doing something
that’s good for me.
So when it comes to your New Year’s resolution, remind yourself why you’re doing it and focus on the benefits it will bring, rather than the current obstacles. And
remember, your decision to make positive changes in
your life can be made any time of the year.
Amber Krogel is a Grade 12 student at Kelowna
Christian School.

Death of fireman
hits home for
local firefighters
Kathy Michaels
STAFF REPORTER

Flags outside numerous Okanagan fire departments flew at half-mast
throughout the weekend
in honour of Daniel Botkin, the Enderby firefighter killed battling a blaze
Thursday.
“It’s outside current
city policy, but it’s the
appropriate thing to do
given it’s a small fire service in the Okanagan and
a number of our firefighters knew Cpt. Botkin, through either working with him or training,”
said Jeffrey Carlisle, chief
of the Kelowna Fire Department.
“It’s a tragic event and
it hit close to home. We’re
all supporting the Enderby fire department and
community in their grieving and sorrow. “
It’s support that Carlisle said he hopes will
lessen the pain that’s
rocked Enderby.
Botkin, listed as age
29 by the B.C. Coroners
Service, was killed battling a blaze at Sperlich
Log Construction in Enderby.
“Shortly after 5 a.m.,
it appeared the fire was
under control when there
was an explosion in a shed
on the site,” said VernonNorth Okanagan RCMP
spokesperson Gord Molendyk.

“The explosion took
the life of one of the volunteer firefighters on
scene and it injured a
second one.”
The injured firefighter was treated at the scene
for non-life-threatening
injuries.
Botkin and the injured
firefighter are two of 24
volunteer members of the
Enderby Fire Department.
Enderby Mayor Howie Cyr went down to the
scene when he got the
word early Thursday.
“Upon learning that
we lost one of our firefighters, it was just an unbelievable, horrific feeling,” said Cyr.
“My heart goes out to
his family and to the firefighters, his colleagues.
They’re a close-knit bunch
of guys who work together and train together.”
Cyr said the news
would hit the community
hard.
“I’ve been around here
for 19 years and everybody knows everybody
around here,” he said.
“Something like this
is always tragic, but in
a town this size, it’s just
magnified. It’s unbelievable.”
Ray Baumbach lives
on neighbouring Baird
Avenue. He woke up like
he regularly does at 4 a.m.
and was playing on his
computer when he heard a
loud bang.

DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR

THE CANADIAN FLAG was flying at half-mast on

Friday at the Enterprise Way Firehall in recognition of
a volunteer firefighter who lost his life fighting a fire in
Enderby on Dec. 29.
“My chair shook and
rolled away on me and I
was wondering what happened,” said Baumbach.
“The next thing I
know, I hear sirens going off. I got dressed and
came over to have a look.
The flames were coming
up out of the building.”
The fire destroyed the
timber-framed, open-ended structure with an aluminum and wood roof,
along with a log home
being constructed for an
overseas client.
According to the industry website www.canadianloghouse.com, Sperlich Log Construction “is

a premium, second-generation Canadian log home
builder.”
The company, which
has been around Enderby for at least 20 years,
has been erecting quality
log houses and post and
beam structures in Canada, Japan and Germany
for more than 10 years.
The B.C. Coroners
Service and the RCMP
continue to work with the
Fire Commissioner and
WorkSafe B.C. to determine the cause of the fire
and explosion.
—With files from
Roger Knox, reporter with
the Vernon Morningstar.

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after such a lengthy dry spell from festive fodder.
“But also, with it being a number five year, there’s a
lot of change and fluctuation ahead.”
Among other things, she said, expect large successes
and victory over adversity in the business realm.
“It’s a water dragon year, which favours growth and
expansion,” she said. “It’s also a year to let go of fruitless pursuits.”
Politicians and community leaders could offer up
some dragon-like speeches, filled with fire, brimstone
and a puff of “hot air.” But Zais says they’d be well advised to try and practice a bit of “diplomacy” so as not to
“awaken any sleeping dragons.”
Zais said that wind will play out as a dominant theme
in the year ahead. “As we know dragons breathe hot air,
so it will be a fire year with hot air and hot winds,” she
said. “People should prepare ahead for something like
that, in more areas than just Kelowna. There will be a
fair amount of storms and the cleanup from tsunamis
and things falling from the sky. Because the dragon and
the fire and the hot air, there will be volcanic activity and
fires fanned by winds.”
She’d also like to caution people to backup their efiles, as something may interfere with them.

Kelowna International Airport officials say the
annual crush of passengers moving through its
terminal over Christmas
was smooth sailing.
Airport spokeswoman
Janelle Hynes said a combination of the airport’s
peak holiday travel plan
and excellent weather conditions resulted in smooth
operations at the airport
over Christmas as an estimated 50,000 people
passed through the airport
between Dec. 15 and 25.
The total is twice the
normal amount for a regular 10-day period during
the year.
Hynes said another
50,000 passengers are expected to pass through the
terminal between now and
Jan. 7.
“It’s difficult for any
facility to prepare for that
kind of an increase over

a two-week period,” said
Hynes.
But now, with a plan
such as the one the airport
uses to handle peak travel
periods, she said life is a
whole lot easier.
Exact numbers will
not be known until early in January, but this
December could break
the monthly record of
126,513 passengers who
used the airport in December last year.
Despite the increased
numbers, line-ups have
been kept to a minimum
and even at security, normally a choke point for
most airports, people
have been moved through
quickly.
But it was not just inside the terminal where it
was busy last week.
Out in the airport’s
parking lots, space was at
a premium.
Hynes said parking
peaked overnight on Dec.
24 with more than 2,000

vehicles filling the longterm lot and another 127
having to use the overflow
lot.
There were another
135 vehicles in the shortterm parking area. The
total of just over 2,200
vehicles was a three per
cent increase over last
year’s Christmas peak.
And even Mother Nature co-operated this year.
Mild weather here
helped and even more
harsh winter weather back
east had little disruptive
effect on flights in and out
of Kelowna, said Hynes.
Weather
warnings
issued in Ontario and
Quebec, which could have
caused a ripple effect of
delays across the country,
only delayed a few flights
and none were cancelled.
Last Thursday, flights
arriving at, and departing
from, the airport were running either on schedule or
were delayed just five to
10 minutes.

DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR

THE KELOWNA airport saw 50,000 people pass through the terminal between Dec. 15 and 25 but air traffic
operations overall ran relatively smoothly with minimal flight arrival/departure delays due to good weather.
Still, anyone heading
to the airport was advised
to check YLW’s webpage
at ylw.kelowna.ca for
flight updates before leaving home.
Meanwhile, work has
started on the first phase of
the latest expansion of the
airport, the international
arrivals area.
With more flights to
and from the U.S. and

Mexico coming on line all
the time—the latest being
direct flights eight months
of the year to Las Vegas—
Hynes said a bigger international arrivals area is
needed.
As part of the airport’s
drive to increase the number of passengers it handles per year to 1.6 million, several other areas of
the operation are also to

be expanded over the next
few years.
In addition to domestic flights to larger centres
like Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto, as well as smaller Canadian cities, Kelowna’s
airport also now has direct
flights to Seattle and seasonal flights to Las Vegas,
Phoenix, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and

Los Cabos.
Hynes said other
routes are constantly being looked at and a Kelowna-San
Francisco
route is currently being
considered.
Kelowna’s airport is
currently the 10th busiest in Canada and handles
just over 1.2 million passengers per year.
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Health officers back
legalizing marijuana
Jeff Nagel
CONTRIBUTOR

A group of B.C. public health officers has joined a
growing coalition of policy leaders urging the legalization and taxation of marijuana.
The Health Officers Council of B.C. voted to endorse Stop the Violence B.C. and called for regulation
of illegal substances like marijuana to reduce the harm
from substance use and the unintended consequences of
government policies.
“The Health Officer’s Council and other experts are
not saying that marijuana should be legalized and taxed
because it is safe,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, a Vancouver Island medical health officer who chairs the council.
Hasselback was senior medical health officer with
Interior Health, based out of Kelowna, until August of
last year.
“We are saying that proven public health approaches
should be used to constrain its use. There is now more
danger to the public’s health in perpetuating a market
driven by criminal activity,” Hasselback said.
The coalition argues prohibition has failed and enforcement has little impact on drug use, merely fueling
the $7-billion illegal pot industry that experts say is directly linked to the spike in gang-related killings since
1997.
A report released by Stop the Violence says teens
find it easy to buy marijuana and pot use among them is
up considerably since the 1990s, despite heavy spending on drug enforcement.
“By every metric, this policy is failing to meet its
objectives,” said Dr. Evan Wood, a Vancouver doctor
and founder of the coalition.
By regulating the market, he said, the distribution
and use of marijuana would be more controlled and
would also eliminate organized crime from the equation. It would also provide a source of tax revenue in
the hundreds of millions, he added.
Cannabis arrests in Canada climbed from 39,000 in
1990 to more than 65,000 in 2009, according to the coalition. An estimated 27 per cent of young B.C. residents aged 15 to 24 used pot at least once in 2008, according to one poll.

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For 2012, a number of government agencies have already
announced how much deeper they will be digging into our
pockets:
• Employers and workers
will have to pony up more for
CPP and employment insurance
premiums. Workers will see
their paycheques shrink by up to

$142 a year.
• Those without employee benefit programs will pay
six per cent more for MSP premiums.
Both FortisBC and BC Hydro will be increasing their electricity rates this year, it will cost
more to ride BC Ferries. And
the tax hike for Kelowna, West
Kelowna and Central Okanagan Regional District rural area
residents will be hashed out this
month as well.
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a $50,000 study to determine
where it can increase revenues
from existing facilities, services,
and products that are now free.
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those services are free since taxpayers pay for them, the study
on how Ottawa can soak us
some more is due out in March.
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costs by two to three per cent,
because workers were usual-

ly seeing that kind of increase in
their wages.
But since the economic meltdown two years ago and the
problems it has caused since,
such increases are not always
being granted as employers are
being forced to tighten their financial belts, something that
government funded service providers at the federal, provincial
and civic levels aren’t keeping
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One resolution that’s easy to renew every New Year’s
A
t this time of year, it’s
common to make New Year’s
resolutions.
But deciding to do something that
will likely take most of the following 12 months to achieve—or longer if it’s a lifestyle change—is not best
done after a few drinks to celebrate
the arrival of the new year.
In my case, the resolution that
prompted me to swear off resolutions
was not a long-term goal but rather a
bucket-list experience that not only
shrunk my resolve to make future
resolutions, it also shrunk parts of my
anatomy that I best not describe here.
Many years ago when I lived in

Vancouver, in an alcoCITY doffing my clothes and
hol-fuelled fit of braCONFIDENTIAL strolling into what I
vado one New Year’s
thought would be the
Eve, I declared to my
cool, but not unbearfriends that my resoluably cold, waters of
tion was to try someGeorgia Strait.
thing new each month,
But when you are
starting with the next
Alistair hungover and rushing
day’s annual VancouWaters out the door the morver Polar Bear swim.
ning after the night
As resolutions go,
before, checking the
it was not up there with losing weight, weather forecast is not top of mind.
getting fit or any of those other ones
How bad could it be? It was Vancouwhere you have to actually do some
ver.
real work to achieve the goal.
The snow on the ground should
In my case, it was just getting to
have been the first clue. As it turned
the shores of English Bay on time,
out, the one and only time I participat-

ed in the Polar Bear swim it was (up
to then) record cold both on the beach
(-3 C) and in the water (just above 0
C). I had to wade through snow on the
beach just to get into the frigid water.
Now, I’m sure there are hardy
souls out there who regularly indulge
in such madness and may even enjoy
it. Not me. I’m happy to say, “Been
there, done that and got the T-shirt.”
Many around me appeared to have
not stopped drinking prior to splashing in the water but I had sobered up
enough to pray I would make it back
to the beach before hypothermia set
in.
So, as I stood there shivering with

my feet ice cold in the snow, I thought
to myself: How could this be so?
(Sorry Dr. Seuss.) How could I have
done something so silly on a whim?
It was at that moment I swore off
New Year’s resolutions.
Well, kinda. I actually did make
one more, and it is one I have stuck to
every year since—not to make New
Year’s resolutions any more.
But to those who do, good luck.
To those who don’t, just get on
with your life. But no matter what you
do, happy New Year.
Alistair Waters is the Capital
News assistant editor.
awaters@kelownacapnews.com

Capital News Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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MP should have met with constituents
town meeting and decided
to not attend. If he wished
to respond to his critics he
should have done so at this
public meeting as all of
the other political parties
of the Okanagan did. Instead he has chosen to ‘respond’ through the media
and does not at all address
the concerns his constituents brought forward.
It was recognized that
there are many positive
aspects of the bill. However, it was clear that those
in attendance at the meeting had concerns about
various aspects as well.
A UBC doctoral student
who spoke at the meeting

correctly explained that
although it seems intuitive
that mandatory minimum
prison sentences would
result in a modification of
public behaviour, empirical data indicate otherwise. Our laws should reflect this and not take prison sentencing discretion
away from our judges.
Another concern was
that the debate which took
place in Ottawa on the
omnibus crime bill was
limited to five minutes per
section. This did not allow the bill to be properly
scrutinized by Parliament.
While parts of the bill had
been debated prior to the

federal election, none had
ever gained full approval and therefore needed to
be scrutinized again to ensure that passing the bill
would not cause harm to
our communities.
Citizens from a variety of different social and
special interest groups including victim’s groups,
academics, civil liberties experts and others
have warned the current
government about excessive costs and negative unintended consequences of the omnibus
crime bill. Even republicans from Texas are warning Canadians that man-

datory minimums are ineffective and costly. This
comes while both Texas
and highly indebted California are repealing their
own mandatory minimums recognizing that
they have been a complete
social and economic failure.
I hope next time there
is a public meeting on this
controversial issue, or any
other, that Mr. Cannan
will attend so his constituents will better understand
his reasoning for taking a
position that so many of
them disagree with.
Gilbert Hobart,
Kelowna

250-860-2356

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To the editor:
I am writing this letter
in response to the Dec. 23
article: Conservative MP
Stands Behind ‘Tough on
Crime’ Bill.
I helped organize the
community meeting regarding the omnibus
crime bill (MP Avoids
Crime Bill Public Forum,
Dec. 22 Capital News) on
which the (Dec. 23) article
is based.
While I think it is fantastic that Mr. Cannan has
said something regarding
the bill, I do not feel he responded to his constituent’s concerns. Mr. Cannan was invited to the

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he B.C. Liberal
government
enters 2012 with
the weight of its “golden decade” heavy on its
shoulders.
Having delivered a
throne speech and a raft
of legislation last fall, the
government must pick up
where it left off and build
a February budget from
the wreckage of the Harmonized Sales Tax. This
takes place as growth and
revenue projections decline, and demand for
government services continues to rise.
The NDP opposition
finds itself in a front-runner role, and now faces
pressure to detail its longpromised practical alternative. A revived B.C.
Conservative Party must
also move beyond protest
to problem solving.
Here are some of the
immediate problems that
will face the legislature
when it resumes on Valentine’s Day.
Education: It seems
inevitable that the B.C.
Teachers’ Federation will
once again have a new
contract imposed. In December, school support
staff joined the parade of
public sector unions that
accepted the two-year
“net zero” wage mandate.

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Fletcher
Deficits that forced
that mandate have ballooned again due to the
HST mess, and the October throne speech hinted strongly that “net zero”
will be extended in all but
name in 2012.
Little noticed amid the
usual labour noise, Education Minister George
Abbott has launched a
broad plan to “transform”
education. Along with
“personalized learning
plans” and “flexibility and
choice,” the plan promises “regular teacher performance evaluation sessions.” Buckle your seatbelts, parents.
Health care: Premier
Christy Clark hosts the
annual premiers’ conference in Victoria Jan. 1617. The provinces divided sharply in December,
as the three western ones
backed Ottawa’s imposition of a new funding formula, while those from
Manitoba east protested
the news that six-per-cent

annual increases will slow
a bit in five years.
B.C.’s more immediate problem is a shift
to per-capita funding
that phases out targeted
money for things like our
dedicated hip and knee
surgery program. Provinces are now supposed
to create such innovations
for their own sake, without further federal intrusion into provincial jurisdiction.
That change costs
B.C. an estimated $256
million a year, starting
in 2014. The B.C. Liberals have this year to find
savings, or face the task
in an election year. And
NDP leader Adrian Dix
is restricted by his vow
to make only spending
promises that add up.
Energy and environment: As with the minimum wage, the B.C. Liberals are forced to tinker
with the carbon tax. Taxing schools and hospitals
to fund natural gas and cement companies’ emission projects has to stop,
as Environment Minister
Terry Lake has admitted.
Clark and Finance
Minister Kevin Falcon
must be tempted to borrow an NDP suggestion that carbon tax revenues be redirected more

broadly to transit and
energy-saving refits. But
this means spending the
money instead of reducing income taxes, as
legislation currently requires, and both parties
must face the fact that this
entails a tax increase.
A storm is about to
begin up north as federal environmental hearings
open on a proposed oil
pipeline to Kitimat. Clark
remains carefully noncommittal, the NDP bitterly opposed.
But the parties actually agree on liquefied natural gas exports from the
same port. The NDP signaled cautious support for
the plan before Christmas,

with greater scrutiny of
drilling and water use.
We in the media do
a poor job of reporting
when parties agree. Debate will soon resume on
B.C.’s new Family Law
Act, aimed at avoiding
courts and conflict, with
bipartisan support. Fixing
B.C.’s impaired driving
legislation, to keep that
out of our clogged courts,
should also be expedited.
B.C.’s traditional
blame game won’t make
the problems of 2012 go
away.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and
BCLocalnews.com.
tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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are constitutional for drivers who refuse to provide
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today without this legislation.
Sigurdson has yet to
rule on whether B.C. drivers who were punished
without sufficient right to
appeal are entitled to compensation.

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MSP premiums have
gone up 18.5 per cent
since 2009.
“Very few politicians
and public sector employees pay the MSP tax,
so they don’t understand
the big deal,” said Jordan
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B.C. director.
“But entrepreneurs,
small business owners,
middle class families and
even those private sector
employees lucky enough
to have an employer pick
up their MSP tab, know
what a bite this is out of
their pockets.”
The federation also
notes that federal Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan premiums are set to rise by $306
for the average employee in 2012. Half of that is
paid by the employee.
Other everyday costs
are also going up for B.C.
residents.
B.C. Hydro rates were
pared back in a spending
review ordered by Energy
Minister Rich Coleman.
An interim eight per
cent increase took effect

Jordan Bateman
in the spring of 2011, but
B.C. Hydro has committed to rate increases of
3.9 per cent in 2012 and
2013.
The coming year will
also see the last legislated
increase in B.C.’s carbon
tax on fossil fuels.
As of July 1, 2012 the
carbon tax on a litre of
gasoline rises from 5.56
cents to 6.67, with similar
increases on diesel, natural gas and other fuels
used by consumers and
industry.
The current legislation
requires each increase to
be offset by reductions in
personal and business income taxes.
Premier Christy Clark
says consultation is underway with business and the
public to see what direction the province takes on
the carbon tax after 2012.

Rutland groups host meetings
Annual general meetings will take place for
two Rutland groups this
month.
The Uptown Rutland Business Association AGM is Jan. 12, 5:30
p.m., at My Neighbourhood Restaurant, 260

Highway 33.
The Rutland Residents
Association AGM is Jan.
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Centennial Hall.
The guest speaker at
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▼ SENIORS’ SAFETY

Make 2012 a
fall-free year
SENIORS’
CONCERNS

Sharen
Marteny

D

uring this past
month, I met five
seniors who had
recently fallen and incurred serious injuries.
Three of them suffered eye injuries from
their falls, one was inflicted with a broken hip.
Another fell and was on
the floor for hours before

someone found her.
One was living in assisted living, another in supportive housing and three in their own homes. Four out of
the five falls occurred where the senior lived.
One of those who fell said he had been saying for
two years that the people living in supportive housing were too old for him so he didn’t need to move out
of his home. His fall convinced him to move. He has
now made new friends and wishes that he had made the
move two years earlier.
Another of the fallen seniors was living in supportive housing when she fell, so she was found very quickly. She turned around too fast and took a tumble.
Now she is having eye surgery. If she had been using a walker, she probably would have been able to
keep her balance. But she didn’t feel she needed one.
I would suggest that the family of a senior rent a
walker for a week just to try it out. Then take the walker away and see if he or she misses it. Often seniors will
realize the advantages of using a walker in that case and
want to get one.
As much as seniors do to prevent a fall, it will still
happen. That’s why wearing a hip protector is another
option worthy of consideration. These devices are being
made with more design to increase comfort.
The seniors wear them all day so if they should fall,
their hips have some protection. The hip protector absorbs the fall.
I have been to the Kelowna General Hospital emergency room with seniors who have incurred broken hips
from falls. They are in serious pain and the surgery can’t
always be done the same day as the injury.
And after the surgery, there is the rehabilitation
time. After all of that, it might become a necessity for
the senior involved to move from their own home to
supportive housing.
And at that point, they won’t have the energy or
mobility to tour the supportive housing locations and
choose the best option, something they can do while
still healthy and mobile. It’s extremely important that
seniors move into the supportive housing residence that
meets their individual needs. If that process is done in
haste rather than through thoughtful consideration of
different options, then a major emotional and financial
cost may be incurred as a result.
As for seniors who choose to live at home and are
alone, use of a life alert system can help notify someone
that he or she has fallen.
Sharen Marteny is a services consultant for seniors
in Kelowna.
www.seniorsconsulting.net

ASHTON AND JOSIAH cuddle up with their new home-made quilts, a housewarming and Christmas gift from some local quilters.

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Quilters donate housewarming gifts
A group of avid Okanagan quilters have presented two Habitat for
Humanity partner families
with a very special housewarming
gift—homemade quilts.
The quilts are custommade for each of the eight
children and three adults
who have recently moved
into their Habitat homes
and showcase the artistic
skill of the quilters.
Brenda, Val, Dianne
and Donna, an informal
group of quilters who
meet every Friday morning in Brenda’s Okanagan
Centre home, have made
and presented quilts to a
number of worthy causes,
including Teen Challenge.

‘‘

I JUST LOVE
MAKING QUILTS.
IT’S WHAT I DO.
I JUST WANT TO
GIVE THEM TO
SOMEBODY THAT
COULD USE THEM.
Brenda

“I just love making
quilts,” explained Brenda, who requested her last
name not be published.
“It’s what I do. I just
want to give them to
somebody that could use
them.”

The quilts were delivered to the families on
Dec. 22 which coincidentally is the birthday of
the youngest new Habitat
member, two-year-old Josiah.
“When you think
about it, quilts make a perfect housewarming gift
for a Habitat home,” Lona
Manning, executive director of HFH Kelowna, remarked.
“Both Habitat homes
and quilts are made the
old-fashioned way—by
neighbours, friends and
family working together
to create something that
will be used for years,
maybe for generations.”
The new partner fam-

ilies were selected earlier
this year and will perform
500 hours of sweat equity
for their new home, in addition to paying a no-interest mortgage.
Habitat for Humanity
Kelowna will hold a dedication party for the duplex
in the spring.
The project was built
in partnership with Okanagan College and is one
of two duplexes Habitat
for Humanity Kelowna
has built on the Westside
in the past two years.
Habitat for Humanity Kelowna is an affiliate
of Habitat for Humanity,
a non-profit, faith-based
housing organization.
Habitat for Humani-

ty’s homeownership model empowers families to
invest in homeownership.
Through volunteer labour, efficient management and tax-deductible
donations of money and
materials, Habitat for Humanity builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of homeowner (partner) families.
Habitat homes are sold
to partner families with no
down payment required
and are financed with affordable, no-interest mortgages.
Mortgage payments
go into a revolving fund,
which is used by affiliates
to build more homes for
more families in need.

t was something nobody wants to hear
from a doctor: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get
your affairs in order.â&#x20AC;?
Gloria, who is from
Texas, was suffering from
multiple chemical sensitivity disorders and fibromyalgia when she heard
from that her doctor.
Her near death experience had resulted from
her exposure to mold.
Today, she now calls
herself an â&#x20AC;&#x153;ex-canary.â&#x20AC;?
People who suffer
from chemical sensitivities are called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;canariesâ&#x20AC;? of our time.
Miners would take canaries into a coal mine
with them to determine
air qualityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if the canary stopped singing or
dropped dead they knew
it was time to leave.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know
is the mold was in the
school where I taught as a
bilingual teacher,â&#x20AC;? Gloria
recalled.

EMOTIONAL
RESCUE

Annie
Hopper
â&#x20AC;&#x153;My symptoms started in 2003. Shortly thereafter, unexplained headaches turned into migraines.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;My symptoms gradually got worse. Five
years later, I was having
seizures and stroke-like
symptoms. I also became
allergic to all but 18 specific kinds of foods.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I would eat the
foods I had become allergic to, it would result in a
mysterious paralysis.â&#x20AC;?
Gloria said she visited
some 52 different doctors,
specialists and alternative
health practitioners, all of
whom she says were un-

able to treat her illness.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;My successful teaching career came to a very
abrupt halt,â&#x20AC;? she said.
By October 2007,
Gloria had become a
wheelchair-bound invalid.
After a 10-hour seizure that was triggered
by a common chemical
cleaner, local emergency
room doctors confirmed
her worst fear, hence the
â&#x20AC;&#x153;get your affairs in orderâ&#x20AC;?
advice.
In utter disbelief and
sheer agony, Gloriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
family began to videotape
the events of her illness,
in the hope it might convince the school district to
remedy the mold problem
in the school where she
had taught.
Instead, that action got
her fired.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the 2007-08
school year, mold had
been discovered in many
classrooms at the school
where I served as a bilin-

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The Kelowna Self Advocates Group works with
folks who have developmental disabilities, and also
reaches out to parents, caregiver family members, employers and neighbours.
The group meets every second Tuesday of the
months from September through June. If there is a long
weekend they meet the Tuesday after.
The meetings run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and
most people bring their own lunch.
The self advocates group is made up of people who
want to make a difference in the way others with disabilities live/work/play and are perceived by society.
They want to showcase why disabled people are
equal and welcome by showing they are equal and welcoming of themselves.
Members like to attend events, to volunteer for a
good cause, be part of society and have society part of
our lives. They are people who like to participate.
Monthly meetings consist of featured speakers on a
variedly of topical issues. Politicians are invited to attend
so they understand issues facing the disabled and to help
lobby on their behalf.
Other guest speakers touch on issues such as sports
and fitness connections employment and work options
explored, budgeting and finance issues, safety and the
rights of the disadvantaged, communications, housing
options and how to vote.
The self advocates group came out of the Kelowna
& District Society of Community Living, and has been
around now for 12 years.
Alli McNeill is an advisor for the Kelowna Self Advocates Group.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within minutes, I
would crumble to the
ground like a rag doll, totally helpless to stop the
impending seizure, or paralysis; a cycle that repeated itself hundreds of
times over the 10 years.â&#x20AC;?
But Gloria said being
introduced to the dynamic
neural retraining system
has changed her life.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first few weeks
after I completed the program, I noticed that places I frequented no longer smelled the same and
I had no seizures. I even
had lunch at a restaurant
with a friend who was
wearing cologne. For me,
that was huge.â&#x20AC;?
After suffering those
many years of pain and
discomfort, Gloria now
considers herself healed.

gual/ESL teacher,â&#x20AC;? Gloria
recounted.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;By now, small concentrations of mold in any
environment caused seizures or loss of motor
skills, and would result in
my paralysis that would
last up to two days.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The diagnosis from
doctor #53 was toxic encephalopathy. A scan revealed a brain injury that
the doctor attributed to
mold.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;My husband and I
believed that if I removed
the mold, my body would
take care of everything
else. Yet, even after detoxifying the mold and
75 different types of therapies later, I was still reacting.â&#x20AC;?
She said the symptoms she experienced
from mold exposure began to spread, triggered
by perfume, cologne,
chlorine and the blue
cleaner used in restaurants.

Several players hitting
the ice with their national
teams in the 2012 World
Junior Hockey Tournament will be in Kelowna
in about a month, including a Russian star who
could be the first Russian
to be selected first overall
in the NHL Entry Draft
since Alexander Ovechkin.
The top 40 NHL draft
eligible players will converge on Kelowna Jan. 31
and Feb. 1 for the CHL/
NHL Home Hardware
Top Prospects Game.
Russia’s Nail Yakupov, who plays for the Ontario Hockey League’s
Sarnia Sting, is among
those players coming to
Kelowna. Considered a
potential first overall pick,
Yakupov is one of eight
players playing in the
World Junior Tournament
that will also be in the Top
Prospects Game.
“He’s a dynamic player who plays with offensive energy,” NHL Central Scouting director Dan
Marr said on NHL.com.
“He wants the puck and
loves to score.”
Yakupov’s explosive
skill is just a sampling of
what will be on display for

Central Okanagan hockey fans when the Kelowna Rockets host the Top
Prospects game at Prospera Place.
The two-day event will
bring a wealth of talent to
Kelowna, including a pair
of hometown favourites
in Rockets’ captain Colton Sissons and offensive
defenceman Damon Severson.
“I think this is going to
be a real treat for our fans
because you are never going to see all 40 of the best
draft-eligible players playing against each other,”
said Gavin Hamilton, the
Rockets vice-president of
business development.
“When we bid on this
game, our thought process
was that this would be an
exciting event for our fans
to be able to see.”
Team Canada players that will be in Kelowna include Tanner Pearson
of the Barrie Colts and
Ryan Murray of the Everett Silvertips. Other players now at the World Junior that local hockey fans
will see include Czech
players Radek Faksa,
Tomas Hyka and Martin
Frk as well as Olli Maatta
of Team Finland and Russia’s Mikhail Grigorenko.
Team Canada’s Murray is the top ranked

WHL skater while Russia’s Grigorenko is the
highest rated skater in the
QMJHL, meaning the top
player in each of the three
CHL member leagues
will be in Kelowna.
“It’s going to be an excellent showcase of players that are the next generation of NHL stars,” said
Hamilton.
Historically, the Top
Prospects Game is held in
an NHL city. The Kelowna event is one of the first
times the game has been
held outside of a traditional NHL market.
Hamilton says over
250 NHL scouts, general managers and owners
have already confirmed
attendance at the game as
they look to build their respective draft lists ahead
of the 2012 NHL Entry
Draft. It’s expected some
NHL management teams
will stay in Kelowna following the Top Prospects
Game to hold their draft
meetings, meaning the
event will be a nice boost
to the Kelowna economy.
“This is huge for the
economy when you look
at the hotel rooms and the
restaurants,” said Hamilton. “It could also showcase our city and our facility in terms of possibly
having NHL teams lay-

MARISSA BAECKER/KELOWNA ROCKETS

KELOWNA ROCKETS captain Colton Sissons will be among the NHL draft eligible prospects to play in the
annual CHL/NHL Home Hardware Top Prospects event, coming to Kelowna Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
over here as Detroit did a
few years ago.”
The Top Prospects
Game began with teams
coached by Don Cherry
and Bobby Orr but has
expanded in recent years

to include several well
known ex-NHL players
as coaches. As of the Capital News press deadline,
the coaching staffs for this
year’s teams was yet to be
confirmed.

The event begins with
a skills competition on
Jan. 31 and concludes the
next night with what has
traditionally been a hotly
contested hockey game
Feb. 1.

There are still tickets
available for the Top Prospect Game and they can
be ordered through Select
Your Tickets.
kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

Heat women adapt to life in CIS
Warren Henderson
STAFF REPORTER

STEVE SHULHAN/CONTRIBUTOR

ROZ HUBER and the UBC Okanagan Heat return to

Canada West basketball action this weekend with home
games on Friday and Saturday.

A third of their maiden season under their belts, Roz Huber
and the UBC Okanagan women’s
basketball squad are ready to
leave all the jitters and uncertainty
of their new life in Canadian
Interuniversity Sport behind once
and for all.
The Heat will tip off the New
Year of Canada West action this
Friday night at the Kelowna campus gym as the University of
Manitoba Bisons come calling.
Game time is 6 p.m.
In a league where teams and
players are bigger, stronger and
faster than in the BCCAA, Huber said the learning curve, as expected, has been considerable.
Still, the veteran post player
is encouraged by how her Heat
teammates have responded to the
challenge of pushing their game
to a brand new level.
“I think our rookies have really calmed down a lot since those
first games, they’re learning about

the speed of the game, and our
older players are settling down,
too,” said Huber, in her fourth
season with the Heat. “We’re all
getting more comfortable with
our teammates.
“I think the second half is going to be better,” she added. “We’ll
be more composed because we
know we’re a good team.”
The Heat sit at 1-5 in their inaugural Canada West season, the
lone victory coming over the University of Brandon Bobcats.
Like any fledgling program to
CIS competition, the UBC Okanagan women’s basketball team
understands results aren’t going
to come overnight.
Still, coach Semeniuk expects
steps to be made with each quarter her team plays.
“They’re progressing and
learning so much every time
they’re out on the floor, and as
long as they’re improving, you
can’t ask for too much more,” she
said.
“The girls knew a little of
what to expect before the sea-

son, but there’s the realization of
actually being on the court and
playing at this level, that’s the biggest revelation. Now they’ve seen
what it’s all about.
“Everything is a step up,” she
added, “the traveling, the experience of the other teams, the work
off the floor they have to put in,
those are all adjustments they
need to make. The girls excited
about having another 12 games to
learn and do that.”
Over their first six games, the
Heat is averaging more than 60
points, a respectable number for a
first-year team.
On the other hand, UBCO is
yielding 76 points per game, a
gap Semeniuk hopes to see close
over the final two months of the
Canada West season.
In addition to tightening up defensively, Semeniuk said the Heat
must continue to rely on each
other develop their team play.
“It’s about the five girls on the
floor playing together as one,”
said Semeniuk.
“At this level, you’re not go-

ing to stop those star players on
other teams by playing them as
individuals.
“Unless we focus on team
goals, we’re not going to progress,
and I think the girls and beginning
to understand that.”
And combined with the neversay-die, workmanlike approach
the Heat bring to the floor, Huber expects the UBC Okanagan
women make significant strides
over the final two-third of the
2011-12 campaign.
“We feel like there are a few
teams we can give a run for their
money, they’re not all heads
above us,” said Huber. “This team
is not going away, we’re going to
go in and compete every night. As
long as we’re working hard and
doing our best, nothing is lost.
We understand this is our first
year and we’re going to take our
lumps, but we want teams to take
us seriously. We have to grind it
out.”
On Saturday, the UBC Okanagan women host the University
of Winnipeg, with tip off at 6 p.m.

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SPORTS

Heat men’s hoops team started to
make progress before holiday break
Younger guys just
starting to believe in
themselves before
holiday break, coach
says.
Warren Henderson
STAFF REPORTER

level of play,” said Semeniuk. “I think the biggest
thing our guys learned
over the first six games
is that they can compete
against the other teams in
our league when they play
as a team.”
The Heat will return to
Canada West action this
weekend at home when
they host the University
of Manitoba Bisons on
Friday, and the Winnipeg
Wesmen on Saturday.
Tip off both nights at
UBCO is 8 p.m.
The Heat did manage to get some quality basketball in over the
holiday break, tuning up
for the remainder of the
Canada West season with
three exhibition games
last week at the University
of Winnipeg.

GET A GRIP!

It’s not often coaches of varsity sports teams
don’t embrace the concept
of the Christmas break.
But for UBC Okanagan men’s basketball coach
Darren Semeniuk, the extended layoff for his Heat
may have been as much
a momentum breaker as
a chance to rest and recuperate.
In their first six games
of Canada West competition the Heat went 1-5,

with their best basketball
coming on the final weekend of play in 2011.
UBCO knocked off
the University of Regina
78-76 at home for its first
ever CIS win on Nov. 26.
The following night,
the Heat lost 81-68 to
Brandon but competed
against the Bobcats from
the opening whistle to the
last.
After a somewhat tentative and nervous beginning to their life in Canada
West, Semeniuk is watching his players gain confidence with each outing.
“It is really kind of unfortunate that our Chrismas break had to come
as I feel that our younger
guys were just starting to
believe in themselves and
get comfortable with the

Given time and more
exposure to CIS teams,
Semeniuk believes the
Heat will continue to narrow the gap against their
often bigger and more experienced opponents.
“It is no secret that we
are the underdog every
game, but the better team
on paper isn’t always the
team that comes out on
top,” he said.
“There have been several
character-building
moments this year, and I
like the way our guys have
responded.”
As for the Heat’s final
12 games of the Canada West regular season,
Semeniuk’s expectations
are
straightforward—
work hard, play as a team,
and the results will follow.
“Improve each and

every week and be playing our best basketball
at the end of the season,”
Semeniuk said. “The
games coming up are not
going to get any easier for
us, but our guys are focused on being a team that
every team should be worried about.
“I expect our younger
players to continue to improve and earn more minutes. It should be a fun and
exciting last 12 games of
the season.”
Veteran guard Yassine
Ghomari leads the Heat in
scoring with 19.2 points
per game.
Simon Pelland is the
leading rebounder with 29
in six games, while Bret
MacDonald is the leader
in assists with 18.
whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

NORTH VANCOUVER’S Emily Oxland, one of
B.C.’s top high school volleyball players, will play next
season for the UBC Okanagan Heat.

▼ MOVING UP

Top player
commits to Heat
Warren Henderson
STAFF REPORTER

One of the top players in all of high school
girls volleyball in Western
Canada will make Kelowna’s UBC Okanagan campus her home next season.
Emily Oxland, a twotime B.C. championship
MVP, has committed to
the Heat for the 2012-13

Canada West campaign.
The 18-year-old from
North Vancouver helped
lead the Handsworth Royals to the provincial 4A
titles in both 2009 and
2010.
Volleyball runs deep in
the Oxland family as Emily’s sister Rebecca plays
at Western Ontario, while
See Oxland A20

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SPORTS
▼ BEST TEAMS IN TOWN

Annual international midget tourney launches Wednesday
Skilled action
expected from elites.
There are 12 top midget teams from across Canada in Kelowna this week
as the 33rd annual Kelowna International Elite
Midget Tournament takes
place at Rutland and Memorial Arenas Wednesday
through Sunday.
Kelowna’s
midget tier 1 team will carry the local hopes into
the event against teams
from hockey hotbeds like
Notre Dame, which will
send two teams, along
with clubs from Thunder
Bay, Swift Current and
Wenatchee.
Hockey
academies
will be well represented as
well with teams from the
Kelowna-based Pursuit of
Excellence, the Okanagan
Hockey Academy and the
Calgary Edge Academy.
Rounding out the field
are Hollyburn, Ridge

Meadows and Comox
Valley.
As far as the Kelowna
Fripp Warehousing Junior
Rockets, the team is having an excellent year and
brings a solid crew into the
tournament. At 10-2-3, the
Jr. Rockets are first place
in the OMAHA standings. Overall the team is
24-4-4, out-scoring its opponents 111 to 60.
They also had an unbeaten streak that hit 19.
“We’re going into the
tournament to win it, just
like any other team,” said
head coach Eric Blais.
“We’re excited to play
against this tough competition.”
The Kelowna International Midget tournament
prides itself on the strength
of the teams as well as the
tough schedule and the
chance for players to be
exposed to scouts. It’s an
event that features tough,
hard hitting and fast-paced
hockey.

“We’re looking forward to another great
year,” said Jim Mazzei,
tournament media liason.
“These are some of the
best midget teams anywhere in the country and
the competition will be
very stiff,” Mazzei said.
Action begins at the
tournament Wednesday
at 4 p.m. at Rutland Arena
with the Pursuit of Excellence against Hollyburn.
The Kelowna Jr. Rockets open the tournament
Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at
Memorial Arena against
the Wenatchee Wild Under-18 team.
Games
continue
through the week with the
top four teams playing in
semi-final games on Saturday at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at
Rutland West.
The
championship
game is Sunday at 12:30
p.m. at Memorial Arena.
There is more information online at www.
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New recruit a ‘huge’ catch for Heat
Oxland from A19
her dad, Tom, was a star at
the University of Waterloo
in the 1980s.
UBCO head coach
Steve Manuel said landing a player of Oxland’s
talent and pedigree is an
important acquisition for
the Heat program.
“It’s huge for us,” said
Manuel. “She’s been one
of the top players at every
age and every level she’s
played at, and she comes
from a great volleyball
family. We’re very happy
she chose to come here.”
The Heat were the big
winners as Oxland’s services were sought by many

top schools from virtually
every region of the country.
In the end, she liked
the more intimate setting
of the UBC Okanagan
campus, and the chance to
play for an up-and-coming program.
“When I went for a
visit, I liked the campus, I
liked the small-community feel it had and I liked
the city,” said Oxland.
“As for the team, it’s a
good situation for me because it’s a new program
and one I feel like I’ll be
more a part of right away.
“If I go to an older,
stronger program, I probably wouldn’t be able to

play as much of a role. I
thought it was the right fit
for me.”
And Manuel expects
Oxland to make an immediate impact with the
Heat program—even before she steps on the floor
for that first match.
“It’s another big step
for us, being able to recruit players like Emily
adds more credibility to
our program,” he said.
“In addition to what
she’s going to do on the
court, even before she
puts on a uniform, players and coaches, people
everywhere are going to
sit up straight and see we
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“We’re not interested
in just being part of CIS
and just playing matches.
This is just another indication of how serious and
competitive we expect our
program to be.”
Oxland played both as
a setter and power hitter in
high school, but will focus
exclusively on setting with
the Heat.
Manuel said her addition will help take some
of the burden off UBCO’s
current setter, Chandler
Proch.
“Chandler has been
carrying the entire load
for us, she’s been doing
a great job, but that can
be very difficult. When
you’re the only one, it’s
sink or swim,” said Manuel.
“Emily gives us depth
at that position, and what
I see as a huge benefit to
having two great setters is
the quality of training our
team is going to get, day
in and day out.”
Away from the court,
Oxland will be enrolled in
the Human Kinetics program at UBC Okanagan.
Meanwhile, Manuel
and the Heat head to Edmonton this weekend for
an exhibition tournament,
featuring the Universities
of Alberta, Calgary, Regina and Saskatchewan,
as well as a touring team
from Japan.
UBCO (2-8) returns to
Canada West regular season action Jan. 13 and 14
in Brandon.
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Hockey Hall of Fame will
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Hockey Challenge next
rmonth at Prospera Place.
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Bryan Trottier and Glenn
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by the likes of Bob
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Ron Flockhart, and Warren Skorodenski for the
annual charity game on
Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7
p.m.
t Recently retired NHL
Referee Kerry Fraser will
add to the competitive
rspirit, fun and antics of the
game.
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to give fans and players
alike an opportunity to
celebrate a common joy
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same time giving much
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will add to the fun. It is the
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and raises money for charity in each city it visits.
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Kym
Banting

CODY

KING

MARIGOLD

BARONESS

1½ YEARS OLD
GERMAN PINSCHER X
NEUTERED MALE

7 YEARS OLD
GERMAN SHORTHAIR
POINTER/LAB RET X
NEUTERED MALE

5 YEARS OLD
LAB RET/GOLDEN RET X
SPAYED FEMALE

2 YEARS 2 MTHS
DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR
SPAYED FEMALE

ID#255647

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Cody is a medium size canine and
has proven to be friendly with other
dogs. Their breed is highly intelligent,
quick learners and become bored
quite easily with repetition. They have
lots of energy which in some cases
require hours of exercise each day.
He would do best in a home with a
securely fenced yard. If you have the
right environment for Cody, please
come down and pay him a visit.

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King will make a great companion
for someone who has LOTS of time
to spend with him. He suffers from
separation anxiety, so if you have the
luxury of taking your dog to work,
he will ﬁt right in. He loves to play
and go for walks and gets along
great with other dogs, so an existing
pet in the family would be the best
scenario. King is a handsome boy
and would make a great family pet.

ID#247826

Marigold is your typical retriever
mix. She is loving and friendly,
really enjoys belly rubs and playing
fetch. She likes going for walks and
plays well with other dogs. If you
are looking for a sweet, boisterous
and fun loving companion, please
come down and ask our kennel staff
to introduce you.

SILVER

ID#246920

Silver is an adorable girl. She had nursing
kittens when we got her and she truly
displayed her loving nature with them.
She got along with the dog while in foster
care, so that is a good sign. She would
love a home where she can run and
explore her surroundings and be a social
girl with her new family. She also gets
along with other felines, so would make
an ideal companion for any home. Please
come and spend some time with her.
Came in as a stray

Baroness was rescued with her kittens
from the outside. She is so sweet, a
little unsure of her surroundings, but
with time and love will come around
beautifully (and of course nursing 6
kittens). We feel she would make a
great cat for someone who can take
the time to shower her with love and
affection. If you would like to meet
this new mom, please come down
to the shelter and ask for a meet and
greet.
Abandoned

Esmerelda is a beautiful, smoke colored
cat with big green eyes that melt into
your heart. She is very dainty (despite
her abundant fur) and would make a
wonderful companion. She would truly
love a second chance at her ‘forever
home’, so come down and ask for an
introduction.
Came in as a stray
(found near Pandosy Street)

ESMERELDA
ID#254682

250-862-1794

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HENRY
ID#256241

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adoption option you are helping to

ensure that great animals ﬁnd new homes
and have a happy life that they deserve.
So many of the animals that come into
our care have been surrendered by their
previous guardians for different reasons,
but deserve a second chance at a new
beginning.

9 YEARS (approx)
COCKER SPANIEL X
NEUTERED MALE
We don’t have any history on Henry
yet, but how could anybody not fall
in love with his adorable little face!

ANGEL

TUNA

4½ YEARS OLD
DOMESTIC MED HAIR
SPAYED FEMALE

1½ YEARS OLD
DOMESTIC MED HAIR
SPAYED FEMALE

ID# 240085

BOJANGLES

ID# 253912

Angel’s owners could not care for
her anymore, and she arrived with
her 2 sons. She is very sweet, shy...
but coming along. Angel will need
a quiet home where she can settle
nicely and bond with someone. She
has a wonderful personality, gets
along with other cats, and would love
a stable ‘forever home’. If you have
what Angel needs, please come down
and meet her.
Owner surrender

ID# 255100

Tuna is just the SWEETEST little girl!
Why anyone would not want her is a
mystery to us. She can be a bit shy,
but when petting her, she rolls over
onto her side for more. Tuna would
make an excellent house cat...she
loves to be with people and is very
quiet. If you would like to meet this
gem, please come down and
ask for an introduction.
Owner surrender

Bojangles is a big boy who loves
attention. He is your typcal tomboy, who has obviously spent some
time outside. He is very affectionate
and gets you laughing when he
head-butts. If you would like a
lovable, silly companion to liven
up your home, please come down
to the shelter and spend some time
getting to know him.
Came in as a stray

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Capital News

CAPITAL NEWS

CUISINE
from Jude’s kitchen
skinny greens
Okay. Over-indulgence is over. An abundance of sweet, salty, fatty
foods has left me feeling bloated and I long for simple food with lots of
greens and a little lean protein.
My first thought is salads, but even they can be too heavy on the dressing side, so watch those dressings and let the ingredients underneath shine
through. They’re just an adornment, not the whole meal deal.
Second is stir-fried dishes, with just a little lean meat, fish, poultry or
tofu and lots of fresh, colourful, crisp veggies.
Third is sushi, with its elegant simplicity and cool calm.
But, I think the key in all of this is that we need to focus on our portions of vegetables, because they’re far more important in our diet than
most of us give them credit for, and should take up much more room on
our plates than the starch and protein parts of the meal.
Plus, there’s so much you can do with vegetables to make them interesting—not all of which involve a cream sauce. Some of them can even
be substituted for the meat as a protein, and you’ll find you are enjoying a
vegetarian meal.
Try planning on at least one all-vegetable meal a week and just see
how much you will enjoy them done up different ways. There are all sorts
of legumes that are a great source of protein which you can enjoy with
other vegetables for a meal.
You can use protein-rich white beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans
or lentils as the base for a casserole, in a salad or soup, or as a side dish for
lean, nutritious meals.
For dessert, think of fresh fruit and fat-free yogurt instead of cake and
ice cream.
In my book, Jude’s Kitchen, I’ve reduced the fat in most of my recipes
and opted for less sugar as well, so you’ll find lots of healthy meal ideas
within those 200 recipes. It’s available at Mosaic Books, the B.C. Wine
Museum, Calona and Quails' Gate Wineries, Chapters, Discover Wines
and wherever books are sold.
Oops! I made a typo in a recipe for Potato Pancakes in last week's column. The list of ingredients should include a half-cup of flour.

Caesar & the Bird
This is not your pub lunch version, with
deep-fried chicken and over-dressed, oily lettuce leaves, but it’s just as good. Actually, it’s
much better. There’s far less oil and no egg in
the dressing, but you’d really never know. I
get the lower fat parmesan cheese too.

bits of bacon or pepperoni
fresh parmesan cheese
croutons
Mash and then mince the garlic clove
and combine in a small jar or cruet with all
remaining dressing ingredients and shake it
up well.
Barbecue or poach boneless chicken
thighs or breasts, or use leftover roast chicken
or turkey. Let it cool and slice it into strips.
Squeeze a little anchovy paste around
your serving bowl. Tear washed and dried
romaine lettuce into the bowl and toss well
with the dressing. Sprinkle a few finelychopped bits of bacon or pepperoni, a bit of
freshly-grated parmesan cheese and a add
few low-fat croutons on top.
Lay chicken strips alongside.
Serves 2-4.

JUDIE STEEVES / CAPITAL NEWS

Skinny Scrambled Eggs
with Spinach
These are great in the nutrition department as well as providing a tasty but lean
protein-rich breakfast that will hold you until
lunch. You may add finely-diced sweet red
peppers or sliced mushrooms too.
One advantage of non-stick pans is you
can reduce the amount of fat you use in frying, because of the pan surface, but the disadvantage is most don't seem to last.
If you are already skinny, go ahead and
have bacon or sausages with this along with
buttered toast!
2 eggs
1 tbsp. (15 ml) grated parmesan
1/2 tsp. (2 ml) chili flakes
pinch fleur de sel
fresh ground mixed peppercorns

There are some basics about my cooking that you should
know about in using the recipes created for Jude’s Kitchen.
*I mean a large egg when a recipe calls for an egg
*usually, butter and margarine are interchangeable
*usually, salt and pepper is added to your taste
*I generally use sea salt
*fresh ingredients top frozen or canned

*organic products are my first choice
*wherever possible, I use whole grains, not
processed
*include a variety of them, when possible
*wherever possible, I use fresh herbs
*fewer quantities of dried herbs are needed than fresh
*I use extra virgin olive oil
*I use grapeseed or olive oil to cook with

*I don’t deep fry
*feel free to substitute. I do
*have fun in the kitchen
*encourage others to as well